Summer 2026 High School Student Intern - in-person at Meta HQ (Menlo Park, CA) chez Mission Bit

Description

About Mission Bit

Mission Bit is a San Francisco-based nonprofit that inspires youth of color to explore the world of STEM with project-based computer science education that embraces their identities. We offer a variety of hands-on STEM education programs, including semester-long introductory coding courses.

The role

As a High School Student Intern for the Intro to VR course, you'll support students as they learn to think critically, solve problems, work creatively, and collaborate with others while building their own VR projects. You'll guide and help students grow and reach their potential along the way. This is a highly visible, student-facing role that reports directly to the Education Program Manager.

This role is in partnership with Meta’s Youth Summer Academy, hosted at Meta HQ.

We’re proud to provide training to all instructional staff to prepare them to teach, along with ongoing support throughout the semester. If you have a passion for community, social justice, and coding, and if you want to uplift Bay Area youth and bridge the tech divide, then this might be the opportunity for you! Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply (especially those who speak Spanish).

This is a seasonal, summer-based in-person role based in Menlo Park, CA, approximately 17 hours/week from June 1, 2026 through July 30, 2026.

Schedule

Working hours:

• Mondays: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
• Tuesdays through Thursdays: 9:00 AM - 2:45 PM

Instructor training:

• June 1, 2026 - June 11, 2026
• Classroom site visit: June 5, 2026
• Live in-person training

Class dates:

• Tuesdays through Thursdays beginning on June 16, 2026 through July 23, 2026 from 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Weekly meetings:

• Mondays from 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM via Google Meets

Additional dates:

• MSA Graduation: July 23, 2026 at Meta HQ
• End-of-semester reflection meetings: July 27, 2026

Hours

• 17 hours per week

Location

• In-person at Meta HQ (1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025)

What you'll be doing

70% Classroom and student support

• Create an inclusive and community-based classroom culture surrounding the Mission Bit core values of social justice, community, accountability, smart risks and love
• Support the Lead Instructor and TA with their lesson plans, live-coding demonstrations, coding challenges, and Q&A sessions three times a week
• Follow the Lead Instructor's directions
• Dedicate 1:1 time to help students work on their projects
• Foster individual and meaningful relationships with students
• Promote positive, productive collaboration between students
• Assist with other instructional needs

20% Professional collaboration

• Attend weekly staff meetings
• Participate in morning huddles with the classroom team to align on plans for the day
• Collaborate with the Lead Instructor, TA, and classroom volunteers on lesson plans and student progresses
• Follow all site and program policies and expectations

10% Communication

• Communicate student progress, successes, and challenges to the Lead Instructor
• Submit a weekly report on class activities
• Maintain regular communication with Mission Bit core team about plans or concerns

Requirements

We’d love to hear from you if you…

• Are a current high school student or are graduating in Spring 2026
• Have some technical experience in Unity, Game Design, C#, and VR (this may include school, internships, or workforce experience)
• Have some experience with Meta Quest Pro
• Some experience in a leadership role (such as club president, team captain, or peer mentor)
• Have values aligned with Mission Bit and a passion for supporting youth
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable and compelling in public speaking situations
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals
• Self-starting with the ability to effectively work autonomously with little oversight
• Dedicated, flexible, and willing to experiment

It’s not required, but it’s a nice bonus if you…

• Are an alum of Meta Summer Academy or other Mission Bit programs
• Have experience in project-based learning, asset-based teaching, and/or culturally relevant teaching
• Have experience working with youth, especially in an educational setting
• Are bilingual in Spanish

Benefits

• Accrued sick time-off

Pay

• $22.00 / hour

Mission Bit is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, veteran or military status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.